Staff

Dr. and Mrs. Palmer

Susan and Phil met in the fall of 1980 as lab partners in Anatomy class when both were undergraduates at the University of Maryland. In 1982, Susan graduated with a degree in Animal Science.  They married in 1986 and together opened Palmer Animal Hospital in 1991.  Susan grooms at the office 2-3 days per week and has a faithful base of clients.  She began grooming as a teenager when her family got their first dog, Tiffany, a Miniature Schnauzer.  Susan also does bookkeeping and accounting for the business.

Jennifer

Jennifer began working at PAH in 2007 and is a full time receptionist.  She grew up in Brunswick and attended Brunswick High School. Jennifer worked part-time at Banfield before working here.  She was recently married this past spring and lives with her husband in Jefferson.

Jessica

Jessica began working at PAH in 2007 and is a full time veterinary assistant.  She grew up in Walkersville on her family’s dairy farm and graduated from Walkersville High School. She has several pets including dogs and cats. She enjoys horseback riding with her horse, Lippy.

Brenda

Brenda began working at PAH in 2003.  She initially began as part time but is now a full time veterinary assistant.  Brenda is a Middletown native and grew up on her family’s dairy farm.  She still lives there with her husband and twins who are now (2011) seniors at Middletown High School. She has multiple pets including Spike the dog, Fancy & other cats, a bunny, and a goat.

Nicole

Nicole began working at PAH in 1998 and was initially full time but is now a part time veterinary assistant. She grew up locally and graduated from Middletown High School.  Nicole lives in Hagerstown with her husband and one-year-old son and their pets—dogs Bobo & Clover, and 5 cats.

Nancy

Nancy began working at PAH in 2009 and is a full time veterinary assistant.  She was born and raised in New Jersey, and has traveled to many countries including Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, and Germany.  Nancy moved to Middletown in 2001 with her husband, 2 children, and 3 cats.

Callie

Callie began working at PAH in 2006 and was initially full time but is now a part time receptionist/assistant.  She was born in Arizona and raised in Vermont.  Callie attended Campbell University in North Carolina and worked in cat hospital nearby.  She moved to Maryland in 2006 with her husband and now lives in Hagerstown.  She attended graduate school at Hood College and currently runs a ceramic business, “Monster Hollow Studios”. Callie multiple pets including 2 dogs and 6 cats.